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Jan. 30th, 2006 03:13 pmWell, that's that:
On Alito for cloture:
Aye 72
Nay 25
Okay, so it's obvious there is cloture today. It sucks. But it happens in the big leagues that sometimes you lose an inning. That doesn't mean you stop playing, it just means you take a deep breath and go back to the dugout for some fresh plays.
All this Faxing and phone calling and e-mailing...has scared the bejeebers out of the Washington establishment over the last couple of weeks. You know why? It came from a true grassroots movement. From anger, from true concern, from patriotism -- from a wellspring of individual citizens who cared enough about their nation to get off their butts and do something.
That is a lot of power waiting to be harnassed, folks.
And the powers that be that have controlled Washington, D.C., aren't the ones in the driver's seat of this vehicle. The citizens of this nation are. Something out of their control entirely -- a group of angry citizens who know how to use communications tools, and who aren't going to just sit by and be silent any longer.
If they think the Alito battle is the only one we're willing to fight, they can think again. This was merely the first skirmish.
ReddHedd is absolutely right, and I for one feel proud of myself for acting on my beliefs, and for those 25 brave souls who stood up for what they thought was right. One of them, Barbara Boxer, had this to say:
Although we knew the votes were not there for the filibuster, we though it appropriate so that the American people would know that we are even willing to pursue a losing effort, because the stakes are so high.
Damn straight. I shall be fascinated to see how the actual vote goes, will the Dems who voted against cloture step up and do the right thing? We shall see. If they don't, though, they'd better be aware that their constituents are paying very close attention now.
On Alito for cloture:
Aye 72
Nay 25
Okay, so it's obvious there is cloture today. It sucks. But it happens in the big leagues that sometimes you lose an inning. That doesn't mean you stop playing, it just means you take a deep breath and go back to the dugout for some fresh plays.
All this Faxing and phone calling and e-mailing...has scared the bejeebers out of the Washington establishment over the last couple of weeks. You know why? It came from a true grassroots movement. From anger, from true concern, from patriotism -- from a wellspring of individual citizens who cared enough about their nation to get off their butts and do something.
That is a lot of power waiting to be harnassed, folks.
And the powers that be that have controlled Washington, D.C., aren't the ones in the driver's seat of this vehicle. The citizens of this nation are. Something out of their control entirely -- a group of angry citizens who know how to use communications tools, and who aren't going to just sit by and be silent any longer.
If they think the Alito battle is the only one we're willing to fight, they can think again. This was merely the first skirmish.
ReddHedd is absolutely right, and I for one feel proud of myself for acting on my beliefs, and for those 25 brave souls who stood up for what they thought was right. One of them, Barbara Boxer, had this to say:
Although we knew the votes were not there for the filibuster, we though it appropriate so that the American people would know that we are even willing to pursue a losing effort, because the stakes are so high.
Damn straight. I shall be fascinated to see how the actual vote goes, will the Dems who voted against cloture step up and do the right thing? We shall see. If they don't, though, they'd better be aware that their constituents are paying very close attention now.
